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Where Were the Planets on July 29, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 29, 1973, the Sun was in Leo (6°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 29, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 29, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°12'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1973	Aug 23, 1973 into Virgo
Moon	2°10'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1973	Jul 31, 1973 into Virgo
Mercury	22°57'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 16, 1973	Aug 11, 1973 into Leo
Venus	5°19'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1973	Aug 19, 1973 into Libra
Mars	23°12'26" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°20'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	29°36'53" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°23'50" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°44'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°16'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°09'16" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 29, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 29, 00:40 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Jul 29, 03:15 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jul 29, 08:28 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 29, 18:59 UTC	New Moon in Leo	6°29' Leo

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